BWI: TERI and Nikkei to Host the First Global Eco-Business Forum to Strengthen Indo- Japan Partnership

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Friday, August 28, 2009 06:23 PM IST (12:53 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Environment; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Energy companies, Media & entertainment; Technology
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TERI and Nikkei to Host the First Global Eco-Business Forum to Strengthen Indo- Japan Partnership


New Delhi, Delhi, India, Friday, August 28, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- As per the Kyoto Protocol, the developed countries are increasingly looking towards developing nations for collaborations in the area of reducing greenhouse emissions through introduction of environment and energy technologies and also earn carbon credits.

For the first time, Nikkei's Global Eco-Business Forum, a conglomerate of government and private sector business enterprises from Japan are coming together in New Delhi on 5th September, 2009 to set up partnerships and collaborations in India for introducing energy technologies aimed at reducing greenhouse emissions. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is the knowledge partner. The forum will deliberate and discuss the areas of technological development and deployment to promote an ecologically sustainable growth.

This seminar brings together Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa, Former Energy Advisor to the Prime minister of Japan, Dr. Rajendra K Pachauri, Director- General TERI and Chairman IPCC, and Mr. Kohei Osada, Chairman, Nikkei Digital Media Inc. amongst other distinguished luminaries such as Shri Ajay Shankar, Secretary, Department of Industrial Promotion and Policy (Ministry of Commerce & Industry), Mr. Raj Chengappa, Managing Editor, India Today & Member of the Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change, and Mr. Sanjay Seth, Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power, Government of India, etc.

Elaborating on the need for such partnerships, Dr. Rajendra K Pachauri, Director- General TERI and Chairman IPCC, said, "I have long believed that Japan and India should develop a strategic partnership in a number of areas and I am certain that Nikkei's initiative would provide an excellent platform for taking up the partnership to a new enhanced level."

The seminar is being held in association with Mitsubishi Estate and M/s Sun and Sands Advisors. Speaking about the forum and its objectives, Mr. Sanjeev Sinha, President Sun and Sands Advisors Co. Ltd. said, "To strengthen this partnership, the forum seeks to contribute by bringing together the thought leaders and industrialists from both countries. The forum is the second leg of Global Eco-Business Forum hosted by Nikkei Inc. to be held in New Delhi with Dr. Rajendra Pachauri as the key note speaker."

Nikkei is a leading Japanese media conglomerate and the event is expected to generate substantial interest in India and Japan. The event is being held with the support of top Japanese government institutions like Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC), Japan International cooperation Agency (JICA) and Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) amongst others.


CONTACT DETAILS
Rajiv Chhibber, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), +91 (11) 24682100, Extn - 2324, +91 9810426698, rajivc@teri.res.in
Tushita Mukherjee, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), +91 (11) 24682100, Extn - 2246, +91 9871204990, tushitam@teri.res.in

KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, ENVIRONMENT, MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, ENERGY, MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY

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